[wplug] Pittsburgh Code Camp Event

[Rob Knapp]

On Thu, 2006-03-09 at 16:21 -0500, Greg Simkins wrote:
> Not only is it "Microsoft Heavy".  It IS a Microsoft Event.  When you
> sign up, this will be clear.  
>  
> I look forward to hearing the open source presentations of the
> WPLUG'ers.  
>  
> Does IronPython qualify as Open Source?  That is the .Net version of
> Python - the subject of the April 11 .Net Users Group meeting.  
>  

Yes it is.  It is released under the same license as the eclipse IDE.
It's yet another instance of an open source project being built with
close source tools.  

BTW, I was at PyCON a few weeks ago, where they were presenting.  I
didn't go to their talk.  (I've finally ellimintated MS from my
life...why would I invite them back in?)  However, I was sitting behind
a few of the developers at lunch, and a couple of the talks.  And
needless to say I caught bits and pieces of their conversations.  (I
think I was the only one there w/o a laptop for browsing inbetween
talks.   I left my desktop replacement back at the hotel room.)

>From what I heard, not only to the "get" open source, but they see IP as
a back door to getting python and other open source technologies into
closed source shops. They were pretty engaging, and it seemed that there
was a good deal of python community support for them.

(Btw, PyCON is a great deal of fun.  If you can get your employer to pay
for it, it is well worth it!)


>  
>         ----- Original Message ----- 
>         From: Bobbie Eicher 
>         To: wplug at wplug.org 
>         Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 3:34 PM
>         Subject: [wplug] Pittsburgh Code Camp Event
>         
>         
>         I have to warn you up front, this seems to be a Microsoft
>         heavy event.  If you go to the registration page on the
>         website you'll see that registration is being handled by
>         Microsoft.
>         
>         Still, I got an email from the University of Pittsburgh to let
>         me know that they'd be having this free event at the School of
>         Computer Science and it includes some topics that folks in
>         wplug might find interesting. 
>         
>         It's a 9 AM to 4 PM event on Saturday April 8 (there is no
>         WPLUG scheduled for that day).  Lunch of pizza and sandwiches
>         is to be free as a donation from Microsoft.
>         
>         For more information:
>         http://www.pghdotnet.org/CodeCamp/default.htm
>         
>         Also, they appear to still be interested in getting input and
>         help from the community.
>         
>         Quoting from the site:  Note to potential presenters:
>         presentations are welcome for any topic relating to
>         development. You should not feel limited to the topics (or
>         simply Microsoft technologies). Please share your experiences
>         in application development!
>         
>         So, in addition to being something that WPLUG folks might have
>         fun at, this may be an excellent opportunity to address
>         developers who might not normally go looking for information
>         on open source on their own. 
>         
>         - Bobbie
>         
>         
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